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Adolfo Torres Portillo

Writer · Died June 12, 1996, aged 75 · Mexico, D.F., Mexico

Adolfo Torres Portillo was born on 29 December 1920 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico. He was a writer and producer, known for Santa Claus (1959), Coyote and Bronca (1980), and El Diablo, el santo y el tonto (1987). He died on 12 June 1996 in Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 19, 1920
Died
June 12, 1996 (aged 75)
From
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Works as
Writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 10% in 30 days

What are Adolfo Torres Portillo's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 15th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Morality
31%
Society
7%
Survival
6%
Power
5%
Self
4%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Romantic
4
Joyful
3
Thrilling
4
Melancholic
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adolfo Torres Portillo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adolfo Torres Portillo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dios se lo pague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Writer

  • Entre Compadres Te Veas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Screenplay

  • El rey de la vecindad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Sinverguenza pero honrado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • El Diablo El Santo Y El Tonto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Nosotros los pelados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Adaptation · Story

  • Ya nunca más (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Adaptation

  • Una pura y dos con sal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Script

  • El héroe desconocido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • Mexico 2000 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • Lagunilla 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Lagunilla, mi barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Rigo is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Coyote and Bronca(1980)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Gambler(1979)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • El Arracadas(1978)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Los 3 reyes magos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Screenplay

  • La loca de los milagros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Adaptation · Story

  • Pobre niño rico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • De sangre chicana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • El Hijo Del Pueblo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Story

  • El principio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Papá Juan

  • Entre Monjas Anda El Diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay · Writer

  • Los enamorados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Supervising Producer

  • Santo vs. the Head Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Writer

  • A Secretary's Intimacies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Producer · Writer

  • El cielo y tu(1971)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • La Hermanita Dinamita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay · Story

  • El cuerpazo del delito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • The Young Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • El Ultimo Pistolero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • The Vampire Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Hellish Spiders(1968)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Los canallas(1968)

    Idea

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Angels of Puebla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Retablos de la Guadalupana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Alazán y enamorado(1966)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lupe Balazos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • El ciclón de Jalisco(1964)

    Writer

  • Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb vs. the Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Adaptation · Story · Writer

  • The White Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay · Story

  • El tigre negro(1962)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Con quien andan nuestros locos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • Tres Romeos y una Julieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • The Crying Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Me importa poco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Story

  • Dos gallos en palenque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Writer

  • Santa Claus(1959)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • El dinamitero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • With my finger on the trigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • Tom Thumb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Con el dedo en el gatillo: El vengador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • Vanilla, Bronze and to Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • The Marked Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Story

  • When the Fog Lifts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Writer

  • Doña Perfecta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Production Manager

Career shape

A full career of 54 titles from 1951 to 1990.

Highest rated

Santa Claus (1959)

Midcredits 5th

Most popular right now

The Gambler (1979)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 54: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 54: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting50 of 54: 48 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing2 of 54: 1 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 54: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s9 · crew1960s15 · crew1970s16 · 1 acting · 15 crew1980s13 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Adolfo Torres Portillo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of the 9 of 10 with a score; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

5thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · writer

El tigre negro (1962)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Gambler (1979)

Midcredits 75th · 60% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Adolfo Torres Portillo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adolfo Torres Portillo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José Elías Moreno shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers